[Request] Better Screen Capture Object

[BackStaged]

I wonder..
a better Screen Capture object.

Which can "Capturing" ALL the surface of a "Zone" given.
Even if the zone is not showed by the Frame view.

So.. It's an idea ok?
But, i think the Screen Capture Object is not powerful and just.. outdated.

We have some extensions for texts, graphics, games, engines, movements but we have not some extensions for Screen Capture system..

So, please, anyone can make a simply extensions with support of what i've said, or it's useless.. ?

[LB]

The surface object can do this easily. All you have to do is blit the desktop (whole screen) to the surface.

[BackStaged]

Thanks i'll give a try, i'm remember i've used Surface (excellent extension by the way) for create a Bingo game.

But it appear i don't understand everything, but, ok, ok, i'll try (if you can post an example in MFA it will be useful so..)

In all case: thanks for your help LB !

So after some tests, i made that:

SURFACE OBJECT: Blit Active Object [myPicture]
SURFACE OBJECT: Blit onto image 1 of Surface [myPicture]

What's wrong ?

[Looki]

Hey there
Indeed, screen capturing is very easy with the Surface object.
What you have to use is "Blit > Advanced > Window handle". As the description mentions, pass 0 to grab the whole desktop (You can pass a so-called HWND instead to grab a single window, edit box, or something like that.. but you need to get the HWND first).

Before doing so, you should resize the Surface object to the screen size - you can get it with the Window Control object.

If you only want to blit a part of the screen or need any further advice - check out the Blit example in the Multiple Images folder.

[RickyRombo]

Also, the Screen Capture extension CAN capture outside the frame area. Set the Area origin and dimensions, and then capture the screen.

Although I must say Surface is probably a better extension

[BackStaged]

Did the Surface Object work also in Flash (with Runtime flash, because i plan to buy it!)

[Looki]

Yes, but Adobe does not allow one to take a screenshot in Flash. Too dangerous

[BackStaged]

Ok Looki, then all the "Blit" action will have no effects in flash?

[Atom]

This post says what surface flash version currently can do -

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=206609#Post2066 09

Some blit options should be possible (haven't tested yet but i mean through AS3 which i guess the SDK uses). Probably not Window handle stuff and linking to other objects though (but maybe if they had flash ports?).

I said in a reply that it could maybe be a good idea to link to other things available for flash though if possible. Hopefully the flash objects can have different menus to the standard versions to allow flash only stuff, if so it could maybe link to other flash objects.

[BackStaged]

Thanks, i want buy the Flash runtime.. But.. I'm thinking about some compatibility issues you know